The Sunburst Award Society has announced the winners of the Copper Cylinder Award, a popular vote award for the best Canadian fantastic literature. The award’s name comes from James de Mille’s “A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder,” widely considered to be the first work of Canadian science fiction.

The first inductees into the Canadian SF Hall of Fame have been announced. They include the six winners of the Aurora Award Lifetime Achievement Award as well as three additional names selected by a jury. Their induction will occur at the Aurora Awards Ceremony at VCON 39 on October 4.

Canadian fan R. Graeme Cameron, who founded the Canadian Fanzine Fanac Society and began to present the Faned Awards for Canadian fanzines, has announced that he will accept votes from around the world instead of just Canada this year. According to Cameron, only 19 people voted last year, and since many LOCs and contributions to Canadian fanzines originate in other countries, it is clear that interest in Canadian fanzines is international.

Canadian SF magazine On Spec has received word that it will nto receive a government arts grant from the Canada Council for the forthcoming year, which will result in a decrease of funds between $20-25,000. The funding cut is for a single year and there is no means of redress, although next year’s jury may elect to reinstate the funding.

Travers Milo has been announced as the CUFF (Canadian Unity Fan Fund) delegate to Canvention 34 in Vancouver, which will be held concurrently with VCON 39 the weekend of October 3-5. Because Milo was unopposed, CUFF raised no money during the selection process and the current administrators are requesting donations via Cash, Cheque, PayPal, or email to debra.yeung@gmail.com in order to help fund Milo’s delegate’s trip.

Author Guy Gavriel Kay and astronaut Chris Hadfield are among those listed as recipients of the Order of Canada Honour. Kay is being named a Member of the Order of Canada and Hadfield is being named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Director David Cronenberg, already a member, has been named a Companion to the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada was created in 1967 to celebrate the country’s 100th anniversary and is considered one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is presented for the best in Canadian fantastic literature. The awards will be presented in the fall of 2014 and include a prize of Can$1,000 and a trophy. This year’s jurors include Camille Alexa, Paul Glennon, Bob Knowlton, Nicole Luiken, and Derek Newman-Stille.

The 2014 Aurora Award ballot for French language has been announced. Members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association can vote between May 3 and midnight September 6. The awards will be presented in Quebec the on May 5.

The 2014 Aurora Award ballot for English language has been announced. Mmbers of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association can vote between May 3 and midnight September 6. The awards will be presented at V-Con in Vancouver the weekend of October 3-5.

Best English Novel

Red Planet Blues, by Robert J. Sawyer

River of Stars, by Guy Gavriel Kay

The Tattooed Witch, by Susan MacGregor

Tombstone Blues, by Chadwick Ginther

A Turn of Light, by Julie E. Czerneda

Best English YA (Young Adult) Novel

The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles: Demon Gate, by Marty Chan

Ink, by Amanda Sun

The Lake and the Library, by S.M. Beiko

Out of Time, by D.G. Ladroute

Resolve, by Neil Godbout

The Rising, by Kelley Armstrong

Best English Short Fiction

“A Bunny Hug for Karl,” by Mike Rimar

“Angela and Her Three Wishes,” by Eileen Bell

“The Awakening of Master March,” by Randy McCharles

“Ghost in the Machine,” by Ryan McFadden

“The Gift,” by Susan Forest

“Green Man She Restless,” by Billie Milholland

“Living Bargains,” by Suzanne Church

Best English Poem/Song

“A City of Buried Rivers,” by David Clink

“Awake,” by Peter Storey

“The Collected Postcards of Billy the Kid,” by Helen Marshall

“Lost,” by Amal El-Mohtar

“Night Journey: West Coast,” by Kernaghan, Eileen

“Turning the Leaves,” by Amal El-Mohtar

Best English Graphic Novel

Looking for Group, by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza

Rock, Paper, Cynic, by Peter Chiykowski

Weregeek, by Alina Pete

Wild Game: Sweet Tooth Vol. 6, by Jeff Lemire

Best English Related Work

The Puzzle Box, by The Apocalyptic Four

Urban Green Man, edited by Adria Laycraft and Janice Blaine

On Spec, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society

Suzenyms, by Susan MacGregor

Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing, edited by Sandra Kasturi and Samantha Beiko